michael ramsey : definition of michael ramsey and synonyms of michael ramsey (English) 9 External links Career Michael Ramsey was born in Cambridge in 1904. His father was a Congregationalist and mathematician and his mother was a socialist and suffragette . He was educated at Repton School (where the headmaster was another future Archbishop of Canterbury, Geoffrey Francis Fisher ) and Magdalene College , Cambridge, where he was President of the Cambridge Union Society and where his support for the Liberal Party won him praise from Herbert Asquith . His elder brother, Frank P. Ramsey (1903–1930), was a mathematician and philosopher (of, incidentally, atheist convictions) and something of a prodigy, who when only 19 translated into English Wittgenstein 's Tractatus. During his time in Cambridge the young Michael came under the influence of the Anglo-Catholic dean of Corpus Christi College , Edwyn Clement Hoskyns . On the advice of Eric Milner-White he trained at Cuddesdon , where he became friends with Austin Farrer and was introduced to Orthodox Christian ideas by Derwas Chitty .

He was ordained in 1928 and became a curate in Liverpool , where he was influenced by Charles Raven . After this he became a lecturer to ordination candidates at The Bishop's Hostel in Lincoln . During this time he published a book, The Gospel and the Catholic Church (1936). He then ministered at Boston Stump and at St Bene't's Church , Cambridge, before being offered a canonry at Durham Cathedral and the Van Mildert Professor of Divinity in the Department of Theology at Durham University . After this, in 1950, he became the Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge, [1] but after only a short time, in 1952, he was appointed Bishop of Durham . In 1956 he became Archbishop of York and, in 1961, Archbishop of Canterbury . During his time as archbishop he travelled widely and saw the creation of the General Synod . Retirement ages for clergy were also introduced. Theology and churchmanship As an Anglo-Catholic with a nonconformist background, Ramsey had a broad religious outlook.

He had a particular regard for the Eastern Orthodox concept of "glory", and his favourite book he had written was his 1949 work The Transfiguration. During the J.A.T. Robinson Honest to God controversy, he published a short response entitled Image Old and New, in which he engaged seriously with Robinson's ideas. Conscious always of the atheism which his short-lived brother Frank had espoused, he maintained a lifelong respect for honest unbelief, and considered that such unbelief would not automatically be a barrier to salvation. He also made a barefoot visit to the grave of Mahatma Gandhi . However, he declined to become involved in some inter-faith activities. He disliked the theology of Paul Tillich and although he disagreed with a lot of Karl Barth 's thinking, his relations with him were warm. Following observations of a religious mission at Cambridge, he had an early dislike of evangelists and mass rallies, which he feared relied too much on emotion. This led him to be critical of Billy Graham , although the two later became friends and Ramsey even took to the stage at a Graham rally in Rio de Janeiro . One of his later books, The Charismatic Christ (1973), engaged with the charismatic movement .

Ramsey believed there was no decisive theological argument against women priests, although he was not entirely comfortable with this development. The first women priests in the Anglican Communion were ordained during his time as Archbishop of Canterbury and in retirement he received communion from a woman priest in the United States.[ citation needed ] Ecumenical activities Ramsey was active in the ecumenical movement, and while Archbishop of Canterbury in 1966 he met Pope Paul VI in Rome, where the Pope presented him with the episcopal (bishop's) ring he had worn as Archbishop of Milan . [2] These warm relations with Rome caused him to be dogged by protests by Protestants, particularly Ian Paisley . Ramsey also enjoyed friendship with the orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople , Athenagoras , and Alexius , Patriarch of Moscow . His willingness to talk to officially-sanctioned churches in the Eastern Bloc led to criticisms from Richard Wurmbrand . He also supported efforts to unite the Church of England with the Methodist Church , and was depressed when the plans fell through. Politics Ramsey disliked the power of the government over the church. His support for liberalising the laws against homosexuality brought him enemies in the House of Lords .

Ramsey also created controversy over his call for military action against the Ian Smith regime in Rhodesia , and in his opposition to the Vietnam War . He opposed curbs on immigration to the UK of Kenyan Asians, which he saw as a betrayal by Britain of a promise. He was also against apartheid , and he left an account of a very frosty encounter with John Vorster . He was also a critic of Augusto Pinochet . Ramsey also opposed the granting of aid money by the World Council of Churches to guerrilla groups. Retirement and legacy After retiring as Archbishop of Canterbury in 1974 he was created a life peer , as Baron Ramsey of Canterbury, of Canterbury in Kent, enabling him to remain in the House of Lords where he had previously sat as one of the Lords Spiritual . He went to live first at Cuddesdon, where he did not settle particularly well, then for a number of years in Durham, where he was regularly seen in the cathedral and talking to students. But the hills were rather steep for him and he and Lady Ramsey accepted the offer of a flat at Bishopthorpe in York by his successor John Habgood.

They stayed there just over a year, moving finally to St John's Home, attached to the All Saints' sisters in Cowley, Oxford, where he died in April 1988. During his retirement, he also spent several terms at Nashotah House , an Anglo-Catholic seminary of the Episcopal Church in Wisconsin where he was much beloved by students. A first-floor flat was designated "Lambeth West" for his personal use. A stained-glass window in the Chapel bears his image and the same inscription as is on his grave marker. The window also includes a miniature image of the Bishop and his beloved Joan (placed in the chapel by the class of 1976 who were among his first students at Nashotah). Michael Ramsey's funeral was held in Canterbury Cathedral. He was cremated and his ashes buried in the cloisters, not far from the grave of William Temple . On the memorial stone are inscribed words from St Irenaeus : "The Glory of God is the living man; And the life of man is the vision of God." Michael Ramsey's name has been given to Ramsey House, a residence of St Chad's College , University of Durham .

He was a Fellow and Governor of the college (resident for a period) and he regularly worshipped and presided at the college's daily Eucharist. A building is also named after him at Canterbury Christ Church University . A house at Tenison's School is named in his honour. He also gave his name to the former Archbishop Michael Ramsey Technology College (from September 2007 St Michael and All Angels Church of England Academy) in Farmers' Road, Camberwell , South East London. [3] Michael Ramsey had no children. Items found in River Wear In October 2009 it was reported by Maev Kennedy that two divers had found a number of gold and silver items in the River Wear in Durham City which were subsequently discovered to have come from Ramsey's personal collection, including items presented to him from dignitaries around the world while he was Archbishop of Canterbury. It is unclear how they came to be in the river. The divers were licensed by the dean and chapter of the cathedral as the owners of the land around the stretch of the river where the items were found. The current legal ownership of the items is yet to be determined.

Even before the discovery of the items, the cathedral were planning an exhibition relating to Ramsey's life in 2010 and a new stained glass window dedicated to him [4] by artist Tom Denny The two amateur divers, brothers Gary and Trevor Bankhead, found a total of 32 religious artefacts in the River Wear in Durham City during a full underwater survey of the area around Prebends Bridge . The underwater survey commenced in April 2007 and took two and half years to complete. The finds were individually handed over to the resident archaeologist from Durham Cathedral to formally record as and when they were found. References stuart blanch baron blanch : definition of stuart blanch baron blanch and synonyms of stuart blanch baron blanch (English) Banbury , England Stuart Yarworth Blanch, Baron Blanch, PC (2 February 1918 – 3 June 1994) was an Anglican priest, bishop and archbishop. Little interested in religion in his youth, he became a committed Christian at the age of 31, while serving in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

He was ordained as a priest in 1949, and spent three years as a curate and five years as a vicar in and around Oxford where he had studied for the priesthood. He was vice principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford from 1957 to 1960, the founding head of Rochester Theological College from 1960 to 1966, Bishop of Liverpool from 1966 to 1975, and Archbishop of York from 1975 to 1983. Blanch was evangelical in outlook, but gained the trust of high church Anglicans, and also of Roman Catholics and nonconformists . He was well known as a lecturer and published ten books, most of them scholarly and theological. Contents Life and career Early years Blanch was born at Viney Hill Farm, Blakeney, Gloucestershire in the Forest of Dean , the youngest of three sons of a farmer, William Edwin Blanch, and his wife, Elizabeth, née Yarworth. [1] William Blanch was killed in a shooting accident in 1923 and his widow and youngest child moved to London, where the two older sons were already living.

[2] Blanch attended Alleyn's School , Dulwich , winning a scholarship after the first year. His mother could not afford to pay for him to go to a university, and after leaving school at the age of 18 he started work. He would have preferred to become a journalist, but found that "journalism in particular was hard to get into without contacts." He gained employment in the office of the Law Fire Insurance Society Ltd in Chancery Lane at a salary of £90 a year. He said later, "The job taught me a great deal, not just about administration – how to write letters and so on – but how to deal with people from all walks of life." [2] On the outbreak of the Second World War Blanch enlisted in the Royal Air Force . He was on guard duty at Christmas at the RAF depot in Heaton Park [2] (not, he later said, "a prospect to quicken the pulse or engender much seasonal cheer"), [3] and for lack of anything else to read he read the New Testament thoroughly for the first time in his life, and his hitherto mild adherence to Christianity was turned into firm evangelical faith.

"This strange book spoke, its words glowed on the page, and I knew that from that moment my life was bound up for better or worse with the Man who is described there." [4] In the RAF he served as a corporal in the force's police, and then volunteered for aircrew duties. After training as a navigator, he was commissioned as a flight lieutenant . He flew reconnaissance missions over Burma from Calcutta . During this period he became an Anglican lay reader and sought ordination as a priest. [2] In 1943 he married Brenda Gertrude Coyte. His biographer R H L Williams writes, "Their years of wartime separation were bridged by a remarkable correspondence in which they explored their faith together." [1] Priest On demobilisation Blanch was accepted for ordination training at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford . His ability impressed the principal, Canon J P Thornton-Duesbery, who arranged for him to be matriculated at St Catherine's Society . He obtained a first class degree in theology in 1948, and was ordained priest in 1949.

[5] After three years as a curate in the Oxford parish of Highfield, he was appointed vicar of Eynsham a few miles out of the city. [1] He remained there for five years, building up a small congregation into a large one, described by The Times as "thoroughly committed to Christian outreach." [3] He formed close ties with the local Roman Catholic , Baptist , and Methodist churches. [1] This was Blanch's only experience as a parish priest. [6] While he was at Eynsham three of the Blanches' five children were born, all daughters. [1] He was a part-time lecturer during this period, and his lectures on the New Testament led to an invitation to return to Wycliffe Hall as tutor and vice-principal to F J Taylor , who had succeeded Thornton-Duesbery as principal. [3] Blanch took up the appointment in 1957 [5] The chairman of the governing body of Wycliffe Hall was the Bishop of Rochester , Christopher Chavasse . Nearing the end of his twenty-year reign at Rochester, Chavasse wished it to culminate in the foundation of an evangelical theological college for mature students.

He persuaded Blanch to become the founding head of the college and Oriel canon of Rochester Cathedral. [3] Blanch was Warden of Rochester Theological College from 1960 to 1966. [5] The Independent 's obituary of Blanch said of this period: It proved to be an admirable appointment and Blanch revelled in the opportunity of preparing for ordination a very mixed bunch of students all aged between 30 and 40. Few of them had an academic background and they were mostly men set fair in their careers as engineers, policemen, garage proprietors, farmers and in many other trades and professions. Blanch delighted in arousing their enthusiasm for the scriptures and enlarging their vision of world-wide Christianity. [6] During this period, the Blanches had a son and a daughter. [1] Bishop Liverpool Cathedral In 1966, the Prime Minister , Harold Wilson , invited Blanch to succeed Clifford Martin as Bishop of Liverpool . On opening Wilson's letter Blanch is said to have taken it for a prank by Rochester students. [6] He was not altogether pleased by the offer.

Because he had acquired his faith not from churchgoing but from his private reading of the New Testament, he was, in the words of The Independent , "uncoloured and uninfluenced by anything ecclesiastical and failed to see the relevance of much of it." The prospect of exchanging academic life for the complexities of a bishop's duties was daunting. The Times later said, "He was at that time a bad chairman of committees and councils (he got better at it) and he knew there would be plenty of both. He did not know Lancashire . But he knew his duty and off he went to Merseyside." [3] Aged 47 he was the youngest Anglican bishop of his day. [7] In the 1960s Liverpool underwent large-scale rehousing, with residents of inner city slums being moved to new housing estates on greenfield sites outside the city. Blanch supervised the resulting reorganisation of parishes and construction of new churches. The diocese was predominantly evangelical, but there was a substantial high church minority whose relations with some previous Bishops of Liverpool had been difficult.

The Guardian said that one of Blanch's greatest achievements during his years in Liverpool (and later at York) was reconciling evangelical and high church Anglicans: "it was universally acknowledged that he left behind him a peaceful and reconciled diocese." [8] The Times comments that Blanch and his wife "threw themselves into the richness of Liverpool life. He grew to love Scouse humour and resilience. He bicycled to work … he played squash most Saturday mornings … whenever he could, he went to listen to the Philharmonic concerts ( Sir Charles Groves , the then conductor, becoming a firm friend)." [3] As he had done as a parish priest at Eynsham, Blanch reached out to other Christian denominations. He established friendships and close working relationships with George Beck and Rex Kissack, respectively the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool and the chairman of the Liverpool Methodist District. [1] They helped to end Liverpool's history of sectarian hostility, and fostered ecumenism in what became known as the "Mersey miracle", built upon by their successors. [1] While Bishop of Liverpool, Blanch had numerous invitations to give lectures, as far afield as Alabama and Bermuda .

The first of his ten books, The World our Orphanage (1972) was based on a series of lectures he gave in York. [1] Archbishop Interior of York Minster In 1974 the Archbishop of Canterbury , Michael Ramsey announced his forthcoming retirement. His successor was the Archbishop of York , Donald Coggan , an evangelical. In view of the church's tradition of balance it was widely expected that Coggan's successor at York would be a higher churchman. The two candidates most tipped were Robert Runcie ( Bishop of St Albans ) and Kenneth Woollcombe ( Bishop of Oxford ). [9] There was a long delay in making the appointment, and it was rumoured that at least three bishops had declined the post. The Times later named one of them as Runcie. [3] The offer of the archbishopric to Blanch came as a surprise to him. He said that the Prime Minister's invitation "came in one of those plain white envelopes that you open with caution.

I am only now beginning to get over the shock." He told the press that he found the prospect daunting because he was at a loss with high formality, was not well up on central church administration and had not much political experience. [10] Blanch was enthroned as ninety-fourth Archbishop of York on 25 February 1975. Of his years as Archbishop, Williams writes, "A superb pastor, he presided over a happy diocese and travelled widely in his province. … No lover of bureaucracy, he was described as the most unecclesiastical of archbishops." One admirer, noting his common touch, said that he wore a flat cap underneath his mitre . [8] In fact, as an evangelical, Blanch was not enthusiastic about vestments and seldom wore a mitre. [3] Blanch's reputation as a theologian and lecturer continued to grow. The Guardian said of him, "At York, Blanch emerged as one of the most thoughtful and touching preachers ever to occupy an archiepiscopal throne." [8] Williams notes that while at York, Blanch made ten working trips abroad, carrying out engagements in fifteen countries, in Europe, Australasia, Asia and the Americas.

[1] Academically his strong point was Old Testament scholarship, [8] and this enabled him to establish close ties with the Jewish community. [1] In 1981 Blanch suffered a breakdown in his health. He was absent from his ecclesiastical work for only a month, but thereafter, according to The Times: He got better, but for many of his friends the famous sparkle seemed to have gone and the zest had abated. The idea got about that he was simply coasting to his retirement, so that academic work could come to the fore again. It seemed that he was less and less ready to play any kind of prominent role in the life of the nation. He was not a great pronouncer on the issues of the day, nor was he an innovator in Church affairs. [3] He resigned in 1983, and was the first retiring Archbishop of York to be made a life peer . [1] Last years Blanch retired to Oxfordshire, living first in Bloxham and then in Shenington . He conducted services at Shenington parish church, and continued to lecture and write. He made four more lecture trips abroad after retiring from York, and wrote two more books.

[1] Blanch died of cancer at a hospice in Banbury , Oxfordshire at the age of 76, and was buried in Shenington churchyard. He was survived by his wife, son, and three of the four daughters, the eldest predeceasing him. [1] Bibliography Books published by Blanch were: The World Our Orphanage – Studies in the Theology of the Bible. London: Epworth Press. 1972. ISBN 0716202085 . For all Mankind – A Book About the Old Testament and About Us. London: Bible Reading Fellowship. 1976. ISBN 0900164352 . The Christian Militant – Lent with St. Mark's Gospel. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1978. ISBN 0281035911 . The Burning Bush – Signs of Our Time. Guildford: Lutterworth Press. 1978. ISBN 071882346X . The Trumpet in the Morning – Law and Freedom Today in the Light of the Hebraeo-Christian Tradition. London: Hodder and Stoughton.

1979. ISBN 0340246391 . The Ten Commandments. London: Hodder & Stoughton. 1981. ISBN 0340271493 . Living by Faith. London: Darton, Longman and Todd. 1983. ISBN 0232515719 . Way of Blessedness. London: Hodder and Stoughton. 1985. ISBN 0340346434 . Encounters with Jesus. London: Hodder and Stoughton. 1988. ISBN 034042592X . Future Patterns of Episcopacy – Reflections in Retirement. Oxford: Latimer House. 1991. ISBN 0946307350 . Notes Ecgbert of York - Wikipedia, Photos and Videos Ecgbert of York NEXT GO TO RESULTS [33 ..

82] WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE Parents Eata Ecgbert or Egbert [1] (died November 766), also spelled Egberht [2] or Ecgberht, [3] was an 8th-century cleric who established the archdiocese of York in 735. In 737, Ecgbert's brother became king of Northumbria and the two siblings worked together on ecclesiastical issues. Ecgbert was a correspondent of Bede and Boniface and the author of a legal code for his clergy. Other works have been ascribed to him, although the attribution is doubted by modern scholars. Contents 10 External links Early life and career[ edit ] Ecgbert was the son of Eata, who was descended from the founder of the kingdom of Bernicia . His brother Eadberht was king of Northumbria from 737 to 758. Ecgbert went to Rome with another brother, and was ordained deacon while still there.

[1] Ecgbert has been claimed to have been a student of Bede , who much later visited with Ecgbert in 733 at York, [4] but this statement may simply mean that Ecgbert was a student of Bede's writings, and not that he was formally taught by him. [1] Archbishop[ edit ] Ecgbert was named to the see of York around 732 [2] (other sources date the appointment to 734) [5] by his cousin Ceolwulf , the king of Northumbria. [1] Pope Gregory III gave him a pallium , the symbol of an archbishop 's authority, in 735. [1] After Eadberht became king, the brothers worked together, and were forbidden by the papacy to transfer church lands to secular control. [6] [a] They also worked together to deal with problems that had developed in the relationship between the church and royal government. [7] An example of the brothers' cooperation is the fact that some of Eadberht's coins feature Ecbert's image on the opposite face.

[8] Ecgbert's problems with the monasteries in his diocese came from the secular practice of families setting up monasteries that were totally under their control as a way of making the family lands book-land and free from secular service. Book-land was at first an exclusive right of ecclesiastical property. By transferring land to a family-controlled monastery, the family would retain the use of the land without having to perform any services to the king for the land. [9] Educational activities[ edit ] The school Ecgbert founded at York is held by the modern historian Peter Hunter Blair to have equalled or surpassed the famous monasteries at Wearmouth and Jarrow . [10] The school educated not just the cathedral clergy but also the offspring of nobles. [11] Blair also calls the library that was established at York "a library whose contents were unequalled in the western Europe of its day". [12] Among the students at the school was Alcuin , who was placed by his family with Ecgbert. [1] [13] Both Liudger , later the first Bishop of Munster , and Aluberht, another bishop in Germany, also studied at the school in York.

[14] Correspondents[ edit ] Bede wrote Ecgbert a letter dealing with monastic issues as well as the problems of large dioceses. [1] The letter, written in 734, became known as the Epistola ad Ecgberhtum episcopum. [15] Bede urged Ecgbert to study Gregory the Great 's Pastoral Care, [1] and held up Aidan and Cuthbert as examples of model bishops. [16] The main thrust of Bede's letter was to urge Ecgbert to reform his church to more closely resemble Gregory the Great's original plan for it. [17] Bede's admonition to divide up dioceses fell on deaf ears, as Egbert did not break up his large diocese. [18] The suffragans continued to be limited to the bishops of Hexham , Lindisfarne , and Whithorn . [19] Boniface wrote to Ecgbert, asking for support against Æthelbald of Mercia .

Boniface also asked the archbishop for some of Bede's books, and in return sent wine to be drunk "in a merry day with the brethern." [20] On another occasion, Boniface sent the archbishop a cloak and towel. [21] Writings[ edit ] Ecgbert wrote the Dialogus ecclesiasticae institutionis , [b] which was a legal code for the clergy, setting forth the proper procedures for many clerical and ecclesiastical issues including weregild for clerics, entrance to clerical orders, deposition from the clergy, criminal monks, clerics in court, and other matters. [1] It survives as one complete manuscript, with a few excerpts in other manuscripts. [3] [c] Because Ecgbert was the senior archbishop in England after the death of Nothhelm in 739, it is possible that the Dialogus was intended not just for the Northumbrian church but for the entire church in England. [22] The Dialogus details a code of conduct for the clergy and how the clergy was to behave in society.

[23] The exact date it was composed is unclear, but it was probably after 735, based on the mention of the archiepiscopal status of Ecgbert in one title as well as the internal evidence of the work. [3] The historian Simon Coates saw the Dialogus as not especially exalting monks above the laity. [24] Other works were attributed to Egbert in the Middle Ages, but they are not regarded by modern scholars as authentic. These include a collection of church canons, as well as a penitential and a pontifical . [25] The penitential, known as the Paenitentiale Ecgberhti , was ascribed to Ecgbert by the 8th or 9th centuries, but its surviving versions have little or no content that can be reliably traced to Ecgbert. The pontifical, known as the Pontificale Egberti , is thought to owe its attribution to Ecgbert's authorship to the fact that the penitential ascribed to Ecgbert was included within its contents.

Lastly, the collection of church laws known previously as the Excerptiones Ecgberhti but today as the Collectio canonum Wigorniensis , has been shown to be the work of a later archbishop of York, Wulfstan , and was not connected with Ecgbert until after the Anglo-Saxon period. Besides these Latin works, an Old English text, known variously as the Scriftboc , Confessionale Pseudo-Egberti or Confessionale Egberti, was once stated to be a translation from Latin by Ecgbert, but is now known to date from the late 9th or 10th century. [3] [d] Death and legacy[ edit ] Ecgbert died on 19 November 766, [2] and was buried in his cathedral at York. [1] Ecgbert had a reputation after his death as an expert on canon law and church legislation, both in his native England and on the mainland of Europe. [28] Alcuin also claimed that he was known as a teacher of singing. [1] The historian D. P. Kirby described him as a "great" archbishop.

[29] The historian Henry Mayr-Harting stated that Ecgbert "must be regarded as one of the great architects of the English church in the eighth century". [1] Notes[ edit ] ^ The pope who forbade the brothers was Pope Paul I . [1] ^ Sometimes the title is given as Succinctus dialogus ecclesiasticae institutionis or an even longer title of Succinctus dialogus ecclesiasticae institutionis a Domino Egbherto, Archiepiscopo Eburacae civitatis conpositus. [3] ^ The manuscript is part of the Cotton Library and is catalogued as Vitellius A xii, and is folios 4v through 8r in that manuscript. [3] ^ Some of the works previously ascribed to Ecgbert are now ascribed to an 11th-century author, Hucarius . [26] [27] References[ edit ] Blair, Peter Hunter (1990). The World of Bede (1970 reprint ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-39819-3 .

Blair, Peter Hunter ; Blair, Peter D. (2003). An Introduction to Anglo-Saxon England (Third ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-53777-0 . Coates, Simon (April 1996). "The Role of Bishops in the Early Anglo-Saxon Church: A Reassessment". History. 81 (262): 177–196. doi : 10.1111/j.1468-229X.1996.tb02256.x . Cubitt, Catherine (1999). "Finding the Forger: An Alleged Decree of the 679 Council of Hatfield". The English Historical Review . 114 (459): 1217–1248. doi : 10.1093/ehr/114.459.1217 . JSTOR 580246 . Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I.

(1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X . Hindley, Geoffrey (2006). A Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons: The Beginnings of the English Nation. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7867-1738-5 . Profiles of previous Archbishops of York Profiles of previous Archbishops of York Profiles of previous Archbishops of York Some of the more unusual Archbishops... Lancelot Blackburne 1724-1743 During the 1680's and following his ordination, Lancelot went to the West Indies and obtained a position as a ship's chaplain. He received a payment of £20 for discharging his duties diligently. The payment, a considerable sum at the time, was due to the fact he was aboard a privateer (pirate ship!) Cardinal Thomas Wolsey 1514-1530 One of the most unusual Archbishops of York as he never came to the city!

After failing to negociate a divorce for Henry VIII with the Pope, he travelled to Cawood Castle and spent the night there prior to his enthronement. Thomas Wolsey had been the Archbishop of York for 16 years but was arrested the morning of his enthronment by Henry VIII men. He died on his return to London in the custody of the King's men. Richard le Scrope 1398-1405 Beheaded on the Knavesmire following his trial for treason in the Great Hall during Henry IV reign. He asked the executioner to strike him five times with the sword. Each strike was to represent the five wounds on Christ's body on the cross. Richard Le Scrope was interred at York Minster. Edward Venables Vernon Harcourt (1807-1847) and Walter de Grey (1215-1255) were also notable as each served for a period of 40 years.

For all previous Archbishops For a full and comprehensive list of previous Archbishops from 627 to 2007, or for more information about Bishopthorpe Palace , the home of the Archbishops' of York. 20th Century Archbishops William McClaggen 1891-1908 Responsible for the renovation of the Chapel. Buried alongside his wife at St Andrews Church, Bishopthorpe Cosmo Gordon Lang 1909-1928 The first Archbishop ever to have a motor car, he went on to become Archbishop of Canterbury and confirmed a young Princess Elizabeth. William Temple 1929-1942 A great social reformer and keen on working classes having basic rights. Moved to Canterbury in 1942 but died only three years later. Cyril Garbett 1942-1955 Known as a strong, often ruthless character who was respected rather than loved. Worked hard for the Diocese of York, transforming its ministry and mission. Preached at the Royal Wedding in 1947. Died whilst in office.

Michael Ramsey 1956-1961 Went on to become the 100th Archbishop of Canterbury but enjoyed his six years at Bishopthorpe and was much loved in the village. He was a great teacher particularly on key spiritual issues. He and Lady Ramsey returned to live at Bishopthorpe for some months not long before he died in Oxford. Donald Coggan 1961-1974 Another Archbishop of York who went on to Canterbury. An evangelical by tradition he was a great teacher and will always be remembered for his great Call to the North Mission in the seventies. He was a poignant preacher and pastorally very sensitive to issues which people faced in the reality of their lives. Stuart Blanch 1975-1983 During the Second World War Blanch was a Navigator in the Royal Air Force and Blanch was undoubtedly a man of the people. He brought a softer touch to the post than Coggan - not in his theology but in his warm, friendly smile and wonderful personality.

John Habgood 1983-1995 A well respected scientist, Lord Habgood was an intellectual heavy weight who guided the Church Of England through some difficult times with the help of his colleagues Lord Runcie and George Carey at Lambeth Palace. Shy and retiring he is a superb speaker and lecturer. David Hope 1995-2005 Together with the Archbishop of Canterbury wrote to Tony Blair expressing deep concern about Government policy and criticised the coalition troops' conduct in Iraq. Former Bishop of Wakefield and London he retired due to ill-health in 2005 to the parish of St. Margaret's, Ilkley. John Tucker Mugabi Sentamu 2005 - to present date For a full biography about the most recent and 97th Archbishop of York. Archbishop of York Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Archbishop of York The Archbishop of York, Primate of England, is the metropolitan of the Province of York, and the junior of the two archbishops of the Church of England , after the Archbishop of Canterbury . His see is York Minster in central York and his official residence is the Archbishop's Palace in Bishopthorpe .

The Province of York includes the 12 Dioceses north of the Midlands as well as the Diocese of Southwell ( Nottinghamshire ) and the Diocese of Sodor and Man (the Isle of Man ). The Archbishop is also a member of the House of Lords . Table of contents 3 See Also History There was a bishop in York from very early Christian times. Bishops of York were particularly present at the Councils of Arles and Nicaea . However, this early Christian community was later blotted out by the pagan Saxons . There was no important archbishop of York till the consecration of St. Wilfrid in 664 . His successors acted as diocesan prelates until the time of Egbert of York, who received the pallium from Pope Gregory III in 735 and established metropolitan rights in the north. The sees of Canterbury and York were long struggling for precedence, often leading to scandalous scenes of dissension. In the 11th century , for instance, there was an arrangement which lasted until 1118 that the archbishops of York must be consecrated in Canterbury cathedral and swear allegiance to the Archbishop of Canterbury.

In the mid 14th century , Pope Innocent VI confirmed an arrangement that the Archbishop of Canterbury should take precedence with the title Primate of All England, and that the Archbishop of York should retain the style of Primate of England. Several of the archbishops of York held the office of Lord Chancellor and played some parts in affairs of state. As Peter Heylyn ( 1600 - 1662 ) wrote: "This see has yielded to the Church eight saints, to the Church of Rome three cardinals, to the realm of England twelve Lord Chancellors and two Lord Treasurers, and to the north of England two Lord Presidents." Walter de Grey purchased York Place in London , which after the fall of Thomas Cardinal Wolsey , was to become the Palace of Whitehall . Archbishops of York, 627-present St.

John of Beverley 705-718 Wilfrid II 718-732 John I le Romeyn 1286-1296 Henry I of Newark 1298-1299 Thomas III of Corbridge 1300-1304 William III Greenfield 1306-1315 William IV of Melton 1317-1340 William V Zouche 1342-1352 John II of Thoresby 1353-1373 Alexander Neville 1374-1388 Richard I le Scrope 1398-1405 Henry II Bowet 1407-1423 History | Hull & District Theological Society Hull & District Theological Society History In the beginning … The origin of the Society can be traced to a meeting held on the evening of Friday 16 November 1956 in the Senior Common Room of the University of Hull.

Present were ‘twenty-one men and women, representative of clerical and lay interests in the district’, who met under the chairmanship of the Revd E.J. Tinsley, lecturer in charge of the Theology Department. Impressed by the success of the day schools organized by the Hull Council of Churches and the University’s Adult Education Department, by the growing number of extra-mural classes in theology, and by a general revival of theological interest, the meeting decided to form a theological society ‘based on the University in close relation to its Theological Department’. It was agreed to seek the patronage of the Archbishop of York, and a steering committee was formed to bring about the formation of the Society proper. Tinsley himself (later to become the Bishop of Bristol) was elected the first President, and the officers included the Revd James Atkinson (later to be appointed Professor of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield). An inclusive society A set of rules was drawn up and was adopted as the Society’s constitution at the first AGM in June 1957. These rules have continued in force (with only slight amendments made in 1999) until the present day.

The purpose of the Society was defined as ‘the promotion of the study of theology, in all its branches, … within the University of Hull, the City of Kingston upon Hull, and the parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire round about’. By June 1957 – before a single paper had been read – book membership stood at 110. There was an evident concern that the Society should be as inclusive as possible. Unusually among even local learned societies, applications for membership were invited from ‘any person over the age of 16’. Great efforts were made to ensure that the Society did not become an exclusive club for Anglican clergy: the early Rules specified that there should be at least one Roman Catholic, one Jew, and two Non-Conformists on the Committee. They also stipulated that the times of meetings should be varied, that no meeting should last more than two hours, and that one meeting a year should take place outside Hull. The Society clearly reflected the ‘extra-mural’ ethos of the University in its desire to bring the best scholarship to the people of Humberside.

‘Speakers of outstanding reputation’ Meetings were to be based on the delivery of papers on the full range of theological topics, both by members and by ‘speakers of outstanding theological reputation’ (Foundation Meeting minutes, 16/11/56). Again, the Rules reflect the concern that a balance be struck ‘between theorists and practitioners, amateurs and professionals, residents and non-residents’. Nonetheless, a succession of formidable scholars was attracted to the Society, including F.W. Dillistone, A.G. Dickens (the first Society member to offer a paper), Archbishop A.M. Ramsey (the Patron), James Atkinson, H.H. Rowley, R.E. Cant, and R.P.C. Hanson in the first year alone. They were followed in 1958/59 by J.W.C. Wand, S.L. Greenslade, C.K. Barrett, and S.H. Hooke. By 1963, however, the number of paying members had fallen from 72 (in 1959/60) to 36.

This was the first of several fluctuations in the membership of the Society, which continued to decline during the 1960s, climbed steadily through the 70s and 80s, but which by 1997 had dropped again to such an extent that the Society was mothballed for a year! The expense of inviting scholars from any distance was no longer sustainable on a regular basis. Nonetheless, ‘stars’ continued to visit, and the term cards show the names of, for instance, Henry Chadwick (1984), the psychologist Jack Dominian, A.T. Hanson and Ursula King (all 1986), James Barr (1989), Adrian Hastings (1991), David Jasper (1992), and Anne Loades (1994). The Society now Now into its sixth decade, the Society is once more thriving, and testifying to the same concern for theology in this area which prompted that November meeting in 1956. The Society remains a resolutely ‘town-and-gown’ affair, firmly rooted in the local community while mantaining a strong and valued relationship with the University of Hull.

Today it continues to try to unite the theory and the practice of theology, and the amateur and the professional, in a common purpose. Past Patrons, Presidents, and Honorary Members PATRONS Charles Thomas Longley : Wikis (The Full Wiki) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Thomas Longley Charles Thomas Longley (28 July 1794 – 27 October 1868 [1] ), was a priest in the Church of England . He served as Bishop of Ripon , Bishop of Durham , Archbishop of York , and later as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1862 until his death. Contents 4 References Life He was born at Rochester , the fifth son of the late John Longley, Recorder of Rochester, [2] and educated at Westminster School and the University of Oxford . He was ordained in 1818, and was appointed vicar of Cowley, Oxford , in 1823. In 1827, he received the rectory of West Tytherley, Hampshire , and two years later he was elected headmaster of Harrow School . He held this office until 1836, when he was consecrated bishop of the new see of Ripon .

In 1856 he became Bishop of Durham , and in 1860 he became Archbishop of York . In 1862, he succeeded John Bird Sumner as Archbishop of Canterbury. Soon afterwards the questions connected with the deposition of Bishop John William Colenso were referred to Longley, but, while regarding Colenso's opinions as heretical and his deposition as justifiable, he refused to pronounce upon the legal difficulties of the case. The chief event of his primacy was the meeting at Lambeth , in 1867, of the first Pan-Anglican conference of British, colonial and foreign bishops . His published works included numerous sermons and addresses. He died at Addington Park , near Croydon . Family As Headmaster of Harrow School, he married 15 December 1831 Caroline Sophia Parnell, whose brother Hon and Rev George Damer Parnell MA was the curate of Ash 1859-1861. Miss Parnell was the daughter of Sir Henry Brooke Parnell 4th Baronet , cr.

(1841) first Baron Congleton by his wife Lady Caroline Elizabeth Dawson, the eldest daughter of John, first Earl of Portalington. [3] They had several children, three sons and three daughters [4] , of whom 1. Sir Henry Longley, KCB (28 November 1833 - 25 December 1899), served as Chief Charity Commissioner for the British government [5] . He married 17 September 1861 Diana Eliza Davenport (fl. 1905), daughter of John Davenport of Foxley, Herefordshire. [6] 1.1. John Augustine Longley, served as assistant private secretary to the Lord Privy Seal and married 26 May 1898 Lady Louisa Katherine Scott, daughter of the 3rd Earl of Eldon . There was no issue listed for the marriage, nor a birthdate for John Augustine Longley. Two younger sons died apparently unmarried. 4. Mary Henrietta Longley married 9 December 1858 the Hon. Rev. George Winfield Bourke (d.

9 October 1903), Honorary Chaplain to the Monarch, and son of Robert Bourke, 5th Earl of Mayo . Their only child Walter Longley Bourke (b. 28 November 1859; d. 1939) became the 8th Earl of Mayo ); from 1891 to 1903, he was a Trustee of the Bridgewater Estates. He had married in 1887, and had issue, four sons and two daughters, by 1905. [7] A photograph of Charles Thomas Longley by Charles Dodgson ( Lewis Carroll ). . The second son Ulick Henry Bourke (1890-1962) became 9th Earl of Mayo, and third son Hon Bryan Longley Bourke (1897-?) was father of the 10th Earl of Mayo (1929-2006), father of the present Earl. 5. Caroline Georgina Longley (d.

30 October 1867) married 6 November 1862 [8] (as his 1st wife) Major Edward Levett (18 December 1832 - 28 December 1899), 10th Royal Hussars , of Wychnor Park and Packington Hall , Staffordshire , third son of John Levett and his wife Sophia Kennedy, granddaughter of Archibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of Cassilis . They had issue 2 daughters, both of whom married and had issue [9] 6. Rosamond Esther Harriett Longley (d. 1936) married 1870 Hon. Cecil Thomas Parker (1845-1931), 2nd son of the 6th Earl of Macclesfield by his 2nd wife Lady Mary Frances Grosvenor, a sister of the 1st Duke of Westminster , and had issue 4 sons and 2 daus.

Their elder daughter Caroline Beatrix Parker, later Viscountess Bridgeman DBE (1875-1861) married 1895 William Clive Bridgeman, who became The Rt. Hon. 1st Viscount Bridgeman , of Leigh, Shropshire in 1929, PC (1864- 1935), only child of Rev. Hon. John Orlando Bridgeman, Rector of Weston-under-Lizard (himself 3rd and youngest son of George Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford ) by his wife Marianne Caroline Clive, daughter of Ven. William Clive, and left issue, including the present Viscount. [10] . The fourth and youngest son Wilfred Parker (1883-1966) became the Rt.Rev. Hon. Bishop of Pretoria , South Africa. A granddaughter (by the 3rd son Geoffrey) Isolda Rosamond Parker(1918-?) married 1940 David Bertram Pollock, 2nd Viscount Hanworth (1916-1996) and is mother of the present peer.

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Question: Which office has been held by Stuart Blanch, Donald Coggan and Michael Ramsey?
Answer: ARCHBISHOP OF YORK